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The domestic encyclopaedia, or, A dictionary of facts, and useful knowledge: comprehending a concise view of the latest discoveries, inventions, and improvements ; chiefly applicable to rural and domestic economy ; together with descriptions of the most interesting objects of nature and art ; the history of men and animals, in a state of health or disease ; and practical hints respecting the arts and manufactures, both familiar and commercial ; illustrated with numerous engravings and cuts ; in five volumes ; volume I[-V (Volume 1)

by: Willich, A. F. M. (Anthony Florian Madinger); Mease, James, 1771-1846, editor; Shallus, Francis, engraver; Birch, William Young, 1764-1837, publisher; Small, Abraham, 1764?-1829, publisher; Carr, Robert, 1778-1866, printer

Publication date: 1803

Topics: Technology, Housekeeping, Medicine

Publisher: Philadelphia : Published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, no. 17, South Second-Street ; Robert Carr, printer

Collection: medicalheritagelibrary; medicineintheamericas; usnationallibraryofmedicine; americana

Contributor: U.S. National Library of Medicine

Language: English

Item Size: 909.2M

Description based on imperfect copies: NLM lacking vols. 3 and 5 of the 1803 edition

A variant of the 1803 imprint: Philadelphia : Published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, no. 17, South Second-Street : and T. & J. Swords, New-York ; Robert Carr, printer, 1803

The 1803 edition not in Shaw & Shoemaker; cf. Shaw & Shoemaker 5592: "Vol 1-3, 5 dated 1804 [i.e. only vol. 4 dated 1803]"

Another "First American edition" was published in 1804. Cf. Shaw & Shoemaker 7772

On t.p., "In five volumes" is surrounded on top and bottom by double rules

Engraved plates, mostly signed: "F. Shallus sculp."

NLM Copy 1 imperfect: lacking v. 3, 5; untrimmed edges; many unopened bolts

NLM Copy 2: v. 4 only

NUC, pre-1956

Provenance: inscribed on front fly-leaves of vols. 1 and 2: "Mr. [?] H. Cocke, price $2.50 p vol., 1803"

Copies bound uniformly in blue-paper-coverd paste-board

Condition reviewed

digitized